【正文】 elivered the good news.”范進說道：是了。Earlier a neighbor found his missing shoe and put that on for him.見丈人在跟前，恐怕又要來罵。Even those masters in Zhang’s mansion and Zhou’s mansion inside the city are not as respectable looking as my soninlaw.你們不知道，得罪你們說，我小老這一雙眼睛，卻是認得人的。范舉人先走，屠戶和鄰居跟在后面。They asked about the messengers and realized the family had sent them away after giving them the several thousands of copper coins that Hu brought over.范進拜了母親，也拜了丈人。Just when he was about to sit down, a respectablelooking housekeeper quickly ran in with a large, formal redcard in his hand announcing, “Master Zhang is ing to pay his respect to the newly qualified Master Fan.”說畢，轎子已是到了門口。His was wearing a gaugehat, sunflowercolor roundcollared clothes, golden belt, and thickbottom white boots.他是舉人出身，做過一任知縣的，He also passed the Provincial Imperial Exam and was appointed countymagistrate for one term.別號靜齋，His alias was Jingzhai.同范進讓了進來，到堂屋內(nèi)平磕了頭，He came in with Fan and they both went down on their knees to kowtow to each other.分賓主坐下。You and I are closely related through our learning affiliations.”范進道：晚生僥幸，實是有愧。Please accept it for the time being.這華居其實住不得，將來當事拜往，俱不甚便，This place is not suitable for you to continue living in because in the future if someone of authority e to visit you, this dwelling is inappropriate for the occasion.弟有空房一所，就在東門大街上，三進三間，I have an empty house on East Gate Main Street which is three rooms in width and three poles in depth.雖不軒敞，也還干凈，Even though it is not spacious and bright, yet it is rather clean.就送與世先生；搬到那里去住，Let me give that to you for acmodations.早晚也好請教些。They talked a bit more and then mutually bid farewell by bowing to each other.胡屠戶直等他上了轎，才敢走出堂屋來。Hu grasped the silver tightly in his hand initially before he loosened his fist and said, “You take these back please.我原是賀你的，怎好又拿了回去？I was giving you those as congratulations gifts and how could (8) I take them back?”范進道：眼見得我這里還有幾兩銀子，若用完了，再來問老爹討來用。There is no shortage of people taking money to his house as gift for him and their concerns are he may snub them.’今日果不其然！Today things happened just as I expected.如今拿了銀子家去，罵死這砍頭短命的奴才！Now that I take the silver home I’ll really give a piece of my mind to this stupid fool.”說了一會，千恩萬謝，After talking a bit more, Hu was thoroughly thankful.低著頭，笑迷迷的去了。姑老爺今非昔比，I said, ‘Your brotherinlaw is a different person now from yesterday.少不得有人把銀子送上門來給，只怕姑老爺還不希罕。After wrapping up two pieces of silver, they asked Hu Tuhu to e in, handed the two pieces of silver to him and said, “Dad, thanks for your trouble just now to take five thousand copper coins over here.這六兩多銀子，老爹拿了去。If you refuse my good gesture, you would be treating me as an outsider.”范進方才把銀子收下，作輯謝了。I am greatly pleased.” 張鄉(xiāng)紳四面將眼睛望了一望，說道：世先生果是清貧。Squire Zhang started the small talk and said, “You and I have been closely associated through living in the same village but we have missed the opportunity to know each other better.”范進道：晚生久仰老先生，只是無緣，不曾拜會。Hu hid in his daughter’s room and was selfconscious to show his face in this serious occasion.鄰居各自散了。Hu repeatedly said, “You may need some money, and I’m afraid what I brought was not enough to tip those people.”范進又謝了鄰居。Along the way he bent down in trying to pull it straight several tens of times. 到了家門，屠戶高聲叫道：老爺回府了！Once they arrived at home, Hu shouted, “Master is home now.”老太太迎著出來，Old Mrs. Fan came out to meet them.見兒子不瘋，喜從天降。眾人都笑起來。It was your mother’s idea, and she asked me to get you out of your predicament.”鄰居內(nèi)一個人道：胡老爹方才這個嘴巴打的親切，A person said, “Just now Mr. Hun’s slap on your mouth was up close and personal.少頃范老爺洗臉，還要洗下半盆豬油來！Later when you wash your face half a basin of lard is going to e off.”又一個道：老爹，你這手明日殺不得豬了。Fan said, “Yes, I do remember I came in seventh place of the exam.”范進一面自綰了頭發(fā)，一面問郎中借了一盆水洗洗臉。The neighbors said, “Master, congratulations (5) for passing the exam.適才歡喜的有些引動了痰，方才吐出幾口痰來了，好了。是打不得的，He thought regretfully, “Sure enough no one is allowed to strike a Wisdom Star from heaven.而今菩薩計較起來了。After working on him for a long while, he slowly caught his breath, his eyes lit up, and he regained his sanity.眾人扶起，借廟門口一個外科郎中的板凳上坐著。Then he let go a hard smack on his mouth.眾人和鄰居見這模樣，忍不住的笑。He rolled up his oily sleeves a bit and walked towards the market.眾鄰居五六個都跟著走。I am afraid after the ironrod is all used up in beating you, these additional hundred blows would not have e up as yet.或者你教好了女婿的病，閻王敘功，從地獄里把你提上第十七層來，Maybe after you have cured your soninlaw’s illness, Yama would consider the merits and move you up to the seventeenth level of hell.也不可知。Hu left the meat and money with his daughter and came out.眾人如此這般，同他商議。Go quickly and find him.” 一個人飛奔去迎，走到半路，遇著胡屠戶來，A person dashed to locate Hu Tuhu and halfway over there he ran into Hu.后面跟著一個燒湯的二漢，提著七八斤肉，四五千錢，Behind him was a kitchen soupmaking helper carrying seven to eight “jins” of meat and four to five thousand copper coins.正來賀喜。The person whom Master Fan fears is none other than Senior Hu at the butcher table.好了！快尋胡老爹來。這報錄的話都是哄你的，你并不曾中。Immediately neighbors brought over eggs, wine, a bucket of rice and a couple of chickens.娘子哭哭啼啼，在廚下收拾齊了，拿在草棚下。So they all said: “Our new exalted official has gone crazy from overjoyed.”老太太哭道：怎生這樣苦命的事！Old Mrs. Fan said in tears: “What rotten luck we have!中了一個甚么舉人，就得了這拙??！He passed some sort of exam and contracted this strange ailment.這一瘋了，幾時才得好？Once he goes crazy I really don’t know when he would recover.”娘子胡氏道：早上好好出去，怎的就得了這樣的?。is wife Miss Hu said: “He was fine this morning when he went out and how did he catch this disease.卻是如何是好？What are we going to do?”眾鄰居勸道：老太太不要心慌。The old Mrs. Fan got pan